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According to Article 18 of the Agreement on Cultural Cooperation between the Governments of Kazakhstan and Germany of 16 December 1994, the Kazakhstan-German Mixed Commission on Cultural Cooperation operates
(5 meetings have been held, the last one on 30 November 2017 in Astana).
In 2009 the Year of Kazakhstan in Germany, in 2010 - Year of Germany in the Republic of Kazakhstan was held.
Since 2006 the project of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Berlin "Kazakh Library" has been realized. 26 books of Kazakh authors were published in German (A. Kunanbayev, M. Auezov, I. Esenberlin, A. Kekilbaev, G. Belger and others).
In 2022, a number of cultural events were held to mark the 30th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Federal Republic of Germany. A joint concert of the Kazakh ethno-folklore ensemble "HasSak", A. Musakhadzhaeva and Z. Altynbaeva, a symphonic concert of classical music "Sommerfrische" (Summer Coolness), concerts of the Academic Orchestra of Kazakh Folk Instruments named after D. Nurpeisova (Berlin, Hannover), a concert by D. Kudaibergen (Berlin, Hannover), a concert by D. Kudaibergen (Berlin, Germany), a concert of the Academic Orchestra of Kazakh Folk Instruments named after D. Nurpeisova (Berlin, Germany), and a concert by D. Kudaibergen (Germany). concerts by the D. Nurpeisova Academic Orchestra of Kazakh Folk Instruments (Berlin, Hanover), a concert by D. Kudaibergen in Düsseldorf, and film screenings of the films "Tomiris" and "Paralympian".
In 2023 organised concerts of folklore ensemble "Arayli Aktobe" (Berlin, Magdeburg), a concert "Passion Electronique" with the participation of Kazakh musicians and singer Z. Altynbayeva (Berlin), as well as ethno-folklore ensemble "Akshagyl" and dance group "Zhorga".
In May 2023, a film screening of the film "Dos Mukasan" for Kazakh students was held at the Kazakh Centre for Economics and Culture.
Kazakhstani films participate in the Berlinale (Berlin) and goEast (Wiesbaden) film festivals. In 2024, ten films from Kazakhstan were showcased at the “GoEast” festival, including two feature films (“Bauryna Salu” and “Madina”). As part of the annual International children and youth film festival “Schlingel” (held in Chemnitz from September 25 to October 3, 2024), the kazakh filmmaker Aldan Baimakhanov’s film Mika was presented.
On August 24, 2024, at the invitation of the organizing committee of the “Young Euro Classic” festival, a music ensemble of students from the Kazakh National University of Arts (KazNUA) gave a successful performance for the German audience in Berlin. “Young Euro Classic” held annually since 2000, brings together the best youth symphony orchestras from around the world. In 2024, the festival celebrated its 25th anniversary, inviting leading musical ensembles from Europe, South America, Africa, and Asia.
Kazakhstan was at the center of attention at the “Future Now - Central Asia” music and film festival, held from November 12 to 20, 2024. The festival was aimed to strengthen cultural exchange between Central Asia and Germany and to create unique creative platforms for young talents. The festival opened with a gala chamber music concert at the Berlin Philharmonic, featuring six trios representing five Central Asian countries and Germany. The musical culture of Kazakhstan was represented by Beknur Abdizhali (sherter), Zhaniya Yestaykyzy (kobyz), and Aybol Yerlik (dombra) from the Kazakh National University of Arts.
The festival continued with the screening of five feature films by young directors from Central Asia. The film week was inaugurated by the Kazakh film “On the Edge”, directed by the young filmmaker Aldiyar Bairakimov.
The flagship project in the field of education is the Kazakh-German University in Almaty.
On 21 June 2023 with the participation of the Federal President of Germany F.-W. Steinmeier, consortium of leading technical universities of Germany, the grand opening of the Kazakhstan-German Institute of Sustainable Engineering was held on the basis of the Caspian University of Technology and Engineering named after Sh. Esenov in Aktau. Since September 2023. 45 students started their studies at the institute.
On June 21, 2024, an agreement was signed to establish a branch of Anhalt University of Applied Sciences at the Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications (AUPET). The branch officially began its operations in September 2024.
During the official visit of Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Astana in September 2024, two documents related to secondary and higher education were signed. These included a memorandum on the establishment of a Kazakh-German school in Astana and a memorandum of intent signed by the German Federal Foreign Office and the Kazakh Ministry of Science and Higher Education to create a Kazakh-German Institute of Science and Technology at the D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University.
Every year in Bundestag (on a competitive basis) Kazakhstani undergraduates undergo 6-month internship. In 2024, three Kazakhs became the holders of the International Parliamentary Scholarship (IPS).
Academic exchanges are conducted through the German Academic Exchange Service "DAAD", and grant support is provided by the German foundations named after K. Adenauer, F. Ebert and R. Luxembourg.
The Intergovernmental Commission on Ethnic Germans living in the Republic of Kazakhstan is functioning. On 21 May 2024 the 20th meeting was held in Astana.
Since 1994, cooperation with German universities has been carried out within the framework of the Bolashak programme, under which Kazakhstanis study and undergo internships at German universities. There are 34 German citizens studying in Kazakhstan's universities, and about 2,000 students from Kazakhstan studying in Germany.